A toast to those who shot for the moon, landed amongst the stars, and promptly burst into flames. In all fairness, there were far fewer Valiant Failures this year than at most Met Galas, because this was the rare year where it was possible to hit the theme and still look kind of average. But let’s discuss those stars who aimed, but missed the mark.
“Basic Bitches at the Met Gala” has become an annual tradition at Democracy Diva Headquarters. Here, that phrase knows no gender – only the brutal, existential torture of seeing extremely wealthy/extremely famous/extremely beautiful people completely waste life’s precious opportunities to be fabulous.
Welcome to the 2016 Met Gala!
Welcome back to the Met Gala! And now, for the stars who should have known better.
Things are heating up in Toronto, and the stars are just waiting for us to judge them using references to beloved literary characters.
Cate Blanchett steals the top spot yet again, because she is a fucking royal elf and you just can’t beat that shit.
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